I'm a linux newbie myself, at least for the last 5 years, but that's the point of a symbolic link, just to point to the same directory. It doesn't mirror it, so it shouldn't take up any more space than a few bytes.
On 4/1/06, Dana Tierney <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't have access to Red Hat Academy right now but I am pretty sure that > the answer is either no, or perhaps one bit, like shortcuts in Windows. > Caveat: I am a linux newbie so this is by no means a definitive answer. > Maybe it will however bump your question up and thereby bring it to the > attention of the list linux geeks, who can confirm or deny. > > >On linux, when you make a symbolic link, > > > >ls -s /dir1 /dir2 > > > >Does it take up more disk space? > > > >-- > >======================================================================= > >Raymond Camden, Director of Development for Mindseye, Inc ( > www.mindseye.com) > > > >Member of Team Macromedia (http://www.macromedia.com/go/teammacromedia) > > > >Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Blog : ray.camdenfamily.com > >Yahoo IM : cfjedimaster > > > >"My ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is." - Yoda > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:202499 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
